The Slovakian interior minister, Matúš Šutaj Eštok, said at a news conference that the assassination attempt on the country's prime minister, Robert Fico, was a 'politically motivated act'.
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At least five shots were fired at Fico, 59, on Wednesday as he met a small group of supporters after a government meeting in the town of Handlová, about 90 miles (150km) northeast of the capital, Bratislava. Eštok confirmed that the suspect had acted alone and had previously taken part in antigovernment protests.

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